Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-04
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Editor Democrat.
The r,een, sppoin,msn, Of woman
a. clerk Of the House Committee on the
Library. /, an innovation ssains, which
there /, some complaint Ia the ranks OF
the army Of candidates for the position,
ba, the woman .uffagis,s are jabilan',
and consider thA, they have gained
poin, wi,hou, the AID OF the ballot. Un.
al the pre.eai time woman clerks have
bsea employed in the departments only.
and with the exception Of one or two
who have filled positions /. telegraph
operator, In the corridors Of the Capitol.
they have no, been tolerated under the
immediate .hado~ Of the Goddess OF
Liberty.
A rseen, report Of the Committee on
Ventilation snd Acoustics IN the House,
in which they recommend the daily
cleansing Of the ,en,ilA,ing pipes. will
perh.p, no, tend 20 materially. strength
en- the opinion entertained by some I" to
the disni,y supposed 70 attend the meet.
Jog. Of 80 august body AZ the House OF
Representatives.. Ia iu rePor, the CON-
miI,sc says: "Ths giea, American hab.
/, Of sIp,cioraiing !, fully sremplihsd
on the part Of the member. Of this branch
Of the I.wmaking dspar,men, OF the gov
eminent, and your committee reluctant.
ly. moarnfally. ba, firmly eonfe.,e' u.
liability % devise measures which will
pu, an end TO this reprehen'ible practise
"A practise tha, loser, the disniiy OF
,hi. august assembly and imPeril' the
health and we'll being Of the servant. OF
the Rspablis. Attention s directed to
the fact ,hA, there are in ,hi, chamber
2l6 nickle. plated ea'pidor. furnished
by the munihcenes OF the nation with
the .ole design of being employed fof The
purpose, fof which they are provided
bu, for some reason unknovn TO your
committee they arc isnored. and the per.
fora,ion. Ia the brass ven,ilAior, employ
ed a. the receptacle. Of etPee,ora,ion.
Mr. Gold,boroush BfuH. Of this city.
Who |. nov ia hi. eigh,y-,hird year. aud
/. one of the oldest employees 10 the gov
snmen, service. having been engaged /.
a designer aud drai,sman in the Treas
ury Dspar,msn, during the pas, C1
years, ha. addressed TO Congres' an elab'
or.,e memorial upoa the 'ubjse, OF
national Goa, Of arms. Mr.. Bruh says
,h., In the period Of out coan,ry'' in'an.
CIV the art Of hsraldry was unknown. and
in consequence the new Republie vi.
unable TO obtain q proper device for 4"
n.,ionsl ,ignsi. Hs proposes device
of an armorial achievement and reverse
OF great seal Coz the United States IN
Congre.. assembled. I. follows Arms
-PAlsways Of thirteen pieces. arsen,
gule,, q chief, azure. the eseuieheon on
the bres., Of the American bald eagle
displayed proper. holding 10 his dexter
talon "a olive branch. aud In hi. sinister
bundle OF thirteen arrows. all proper.
and in hi. beak q scroll Inscribed with
hi. motto, f.. Piuribu Unau.. For
the Cre.,-Oyer the head Of the eagle
which appears above the e.ea,eheon
glory OF breaking through cloud. prop
er. and surrounding thirteen star. form.
ing q constellation argent on an srare
field His communication has been
referred TO the committee on the library.
A few days before Chrs,mls the
Di.uic, Commissioners received letter.
written by . little girl in Missouri.
The letter Was addressed to the "Mair."
aud In IL she inquired in uncertain and
badly spelled Engli.h why |, was that
her father. who served through the war,
could no, &c, hi, pension when so many
ether. could. She stated that her. father
wa, sick and too poor TO employ a. Law.
yer. The letter was forwarded TO the
Commissioner OF Pensions. who ordered
a special investigation OF the case, and
on Wednesday las, the Commissioner
notified the little lady by mail tha, her
fathers pension had been granted. with
. full allowance Of back pay. The let
ter Was probably received on Christmas
eve, and there Was at leas. one joyful
household 10 Missouri upon Christmas
day. u.